Financial Advisor, Budget and Financial Management

If you are looking for a career opportunity, want to give meaning to your professional achievements and contribute to making the world a better place by playing a part in international development, and are passionate about coordinating a range of activities related to budget planning and monitoring as well as financial reporting, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is the place for you!

IDRC is home to people who share a passion for international development research. We look for employees who believe that knowledge and innovation can help solve the world’s most critical challenges.

Come join our team and help us build a more sustainable and inclusive world!

Our employment opportunity of the moment: Financial Advisor, Budget and Financial Management

Location: Ottawa, Canada (Hybrid Mode*)

Employment Status: Indeterminate

Take a minute to see if your profile fits IDRC:

You have:

• A bachelor’s degree in business administration, commerce or finance, or equivalent combination of education with a minimum of eight years of related work experience.
• Proficiency in French and English (reading, writing and speaking).
• A regular membership in good standing with a professional accounting association (CPA)
• A broad and in-depth knowledge of financial management practices (including forecasting, budget monitoring, financial analysis and reporting).
• An in-depth knowledge of policies and procedures (including an appropriate concentration in operational planning and problem solving).

You are:

• Aligned with the IDRC’s culture and value statements: At IDRC we are respectful, intentional and accountable.
• Competent in analyzing and synthesizing complex issues and make recommendations to senior managers.
• Consistently exhibiting sound judgement, a high level of accuracy, thoroughness, and attention to detail in all tasks.
• Someone with enhanced knowledge in large-scale financial systems like Workday Adaptive is considered an asset.
• A team player within a multidisciplinary group of people from diverse cultures.

You are interested in:

• Undertaking a diverse range of financial responsibilities to assist an organization that invests in research, shares knowledge, and mobilizes alliances for a better world.
• Preparing the annual budget, quarterly forecasts and various ad-hoc analyses.
• Monitoring the budget to identify any variances and providing advisory support and assistance.
• Reporting to Treasury Board including the Annual Reference Level Update (ARLU), Main Estimates, Supplementary Estimates, as well as the semi-monthly request of the Centre’s parliamentary appropriation is considered an asset.
• Reviewing and developing policies and procedures related to budget planning and monitoring as well as financial reporting.
• Joining an organization that values and models diversity, inclusion, and equity.

Then we are interested in your profile!

At IDRC, we support your professional development.

Additional Information:

• Hybrid Mode: The Centre provides a hybrid work environment, and your presence at the office is governed by the teleworking policy.
• As a result of this process, the Centre may establish a pool of pre-qualified candidates for future permanent and term opportunities.

We appreciate your interest, however, only candidates selected to continue in the process will be contacted. The International Development Research Centre is committed to creating and fostering a respectful, diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace culture that reflects the people’s lives we impact and the Canadian community we work within, where everyone can truly be themselves. We welcome Indigenous peoples and persons from all races, ethnicities, gender identities and expressions, sexual orientations, as well as persons with physical or mental disabilities to be part of our team. At IDRC, we place human rights and dignity at the center of our work. We have a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment in the delivery of our mandate and during our research-for-development activities.

We strive to ensure barrier-free selection processes. If you are contacted regarding a career opportunity, testing or interview, please advise the People and Corporate Culture Division representative of the accommodation measures that must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.

All IDRC employment offers will be contingent on satisfactory references and self-declaration results. IDRC will request information from references provided by job applicants about any findings related to sexual exploitation, abuse and/or harassment in the context of employment. By submitting an application, job applicants confirm their understanding of the recruitment process above.

Who can apply? Canadian citizens and permanent residents.